Our Night Sky (2010)

For thousands of years, the star-filled sky has been a source of wonder, discovery, entertainment, and instruction. Ancient people from nearly every continent and culture wove exciting stories about the mythological figures they saw in the heavens. People also used the sun, moon, and stars for time-keeping and navigation. And careful observers throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and elsewhere kept precise astronomical records, eventually paving the way for the Scientific Revolution and its remarkable discoveries about the nature of the universe.

Lectures:

01. The Constellations and Their Stars 02. Seeing and Navigating the Sky 03. Using Binoculars and Backyard Telescopes 04. Observing the Moon and the Sun 05. Observing the Planets with a Telescope 06. Meteor Showers, Comets Eclipses and More 07. The Northern Sky and the North Celestial Pole 08. The Fall Sky 09. The Winter Sky 10. The Spring Sky 11. The Summer Sky 12. The Southern Sky and the Milky Way